Admission

Departments and agencies are invited to nominate candidates for admission to the Administrative Officers Management Program. Candidates will be evaluated and nominating departments and agencies will be notified of the acceptance of the candidates.

Candidates are evaluated for admission to the program on the basis of prior academic work, demonstrated ability to work at the level at least equivalent to upper level undergraduates, and the candidate's assignment within his or her organization indicating management responsibilities or expectations.

Three phases of the application process to the program includes:

PHASE I:     Fill out AOMP application form ( Click here to apply online )

PHASE II:    Written statement (no more than 1 page) by the candidate about his or her interest in and expectations from the program.

PHASE III:   Online Distance Education registration to the NC State University education system. ( click here for DE registration )

Eligibility

Each AOMP Session is limited to 30 managers from municipal, county, state, federal, and campus law enforcement agencies, as well as police working for special governmental authorities such as transit, parks, housing, detention centers or airports.

Because of the diversity in management assignment among agencies, we do not have a specific rank requirement for attendance. However, given the nature of the courses, supervisory or management experience is very helpful in understanding the concepts and promotes active and informed participation. Past classes have included officers at the rank of sergeant through chief and the average experience level has been about 15 years.

The Administrative Management Program has increasingly obtained both national and international attention and participation in its program. Out of state agencies represented include the states of:

Internationally, Great Britain, Bermuda, and Canada have participated. Such geographic diversity further benefits the students through the knowledge they gain from exploring alternative law enforcement approaches and discovering current national trends in criminal justice that can be thoughtfully applied to their own jurisdiction.